The 2011–12 Spanish football season is Sevilla Fútbol Club's 11th consecutive season in La Liga and eighth consecutive playing European competitions since its participation in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, despite the earlier fall in the Fourth Qualifying Round in August. The team manager in the previous season, Gregorio Manzano, did not continue in the club. During the summer of 2011, Sevilla signed Marcelino as new manager after he unilaterally severed his contract with Racing de Santander. On 6 February, after losing 1–2 at home against Villarreal and after Sevilla earned just two points in its previous seven matches, he was sacked and replaced with Míchel. Finishing in ninth, the team did not qualify for European competition for the first time since 2004.
Trophies balance CategoryTrophyStarted roundFirst matchResultLast matchFriendly Trophy4th Antonio Puerta Trophy Final 4 August 2011Winners 4 August 201166th Teresa Herrera Trophy Final 14 August 2011Winners 14 August 2011Competitive Liga BBVA — 28 August 20119th13 May 2012 Copa del Rey Round of 32 13 December 2011 Round of 16 11 January 2012 UEFA Europa League Fourth Qualifying Round 18 August 2011 Fourth Qualifying Round 25 August 2011
Competitive balance Biggest win Home AwayLiga BBVA5 December 2011Matchday 15v. Getafe3 – 022 March 2012Matchday 29v. Racing Santander0 – 312 April 2012Matchday 33v. Real Zaragoza5 May 2012Matchday 37v. Rayo Vallecano5 – 226 March 2012Matchday 30v. GranadaCopa del Rey20 December 2011Round of 32, 2nd legv. San Roque Lepe2 – 114 December 2011Round of 32, 1st legv. San Roque Lepe0 – 111 January 2012Round of 16, 2nd legv. ValenciaUEFA Europa League None due to the elimination in the Fourth Qualifying RoundBiggest loss Home AwayLiga BBVA17 December 2011Matchday 17v. Real Madrid2 – 616 April 2012Matchday 34v. Getafe5 – 1Copa del ReyNone registered5 January 2012Round of 16, 1st legv. Valencia1 – 0UEFA Europa League None due to the elimination in the Fourth Qualifying Round18 August 2011Fourth Qualifying Roundv. Hannover 962 – 1
Summer transfers
In
In (5 players)PlayerFromFee Martín Cáceres Barcelona€3M Piotr Trochowski Hamburger SVFree Manu Getafe€4.5M Coke Rayo Vallecano€1.7M Emir Spahić Montpellier€2M
Out Out (10 players)PlayerNew TeamFee Ivica DragutinovićRetired Renato BotafogoFree Didier Zokora Trabzonspor€6M Sergio Sánchez Málaga€2.8M José Carlos AEK AthensFree Diego Capel Sporting CP€3.5M David Prieto CórdobaFree Alejandro Alfaro Mallorca€0.7M Rodri Barcelona B€1.5M Mouhamadou Dabo Lyon€1M
Loan out Loan out (5 players)PlayerTeam Cala AEK Athens Lautaro Acosta Racing Santander Arouna Koné Levante Romaric Espanyol Bernardo Racing Santander
Loan return Loan return (3 players)Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-seasonPlayerFrom Antonio Luna Almería Tom De Mul Standard Liège Emiliano Armenteros Rayo Vallecano José Carlos Cartagena Cala Cartagena David Prieto Tenerife
Loan end Loan end (1 player)PlayerReturns to Luca Cigarini Napoli Martín CáceresWhen Martín Cáceres loan's expired, Sevilla exercised his buyout clause of €3M to purchase outright. Barcelona
Winter transfers
In
In (2 players)PlayerFromFee José Antonio Reyes Atlético Madrid€3.5M Baba Diawara Marítimo€3M Javi HervásHe was signed in January 2012, but he was loaned to his last team, Córdoba, so as to play in Sevilla from June 2012. Córdoba€1.2M
Loan out Loan out (4 players)PlayerTeam Emiliano Armenteros Rayo Vallecano Martín Cáceres Juventus Alexis Getafe Javi Hervás Córdoba
Loan return Loan return (1 player)PlayerFrom Cala AEK Athens
Current squad
Squad
Youth system
Long-term injuries
Tiberio Guarente's injured leg Out between: November 2010 – November 2011 On 6 November 2010, Sevilla's medical services discovered a strange injury in Tiberio Guarente's leg that required treatment. This injury caused that the Italian player was more than 6 months out of the stadiums.El jefe de los servicios médicos del Sevilla admite que Guarente llegó con "una rodilla con ciertas deficiencias", MARCA.com , on 6 November 2010. He officially played for first time after his injury in San Mamés, against Athletic Bilbao on 8 April 2012, 531 days after his last match.
Jesús Navas' left ankle Out between: April 2011 – July 2011
In some training season before the match against Mallorca, Jesús Navas had discomfort in his left ankle, which had been twisted in the beginning of the last session in a Europa League match against PSG. He wasn't called to that match and medical tests were made. It was discovered that he suffered from a relapse of that injury, a stress fracture in his ankle. During the summer holidays Jesus Navas could successfully finish their recovery. He was seen at the usual level in the first pre-season game against UD Roteña.
Arouna Koné's problem of spasms and cold Out between: July 2011 – August 2011
After finishing the first pre-season friendly match against UD Roteña the Ivorian player Arouna Koné had to be moved from the emergency to the hospital in Rota Naval Base and then to the Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera for suffering an abrupt spasms box with feeling intense cold and general malaise. According to the club through its website,Koné, ingresado desde anoche en el Hospital de Jerez , SevillaFC.es , on 15 July 2011. the player will remain at Jerez de la Frontera to be diagnosed with the disease, evaluating whether or not it is transient and temporary, and replace it. He was discharged two days later but remained under observation at the Hospital in Seville for 48 hours. The player recovered earlier than expected, making it clear that it was a mild condition that could be easily retrieved. Still, the club's medical services recommended a lighter rhythm of training during the preseason to avoid repetition, returning to be one hundred percent in early August.
Frédéric Kanouté's injury in his biceps femoris Out between: April 2012 – May 2012
During the second half of the match in San Mamés against Athletic Bilbao on 8 April 2012, Frédéric Kanouté felt some discomfort in the hamstring of his right leg that prevented him from playing. He was replaced by Baba Diawara, and medical tests confirmed days later that he suffered a grade II tear in the biceps femoris of the leg, an injury that kept him away from the fields from that matchday until the end of the season. He returned against Rayo Vallecano on Matchday 37, his last match at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán as a Sevilla player, scoring a goal.
Called up by their national football team List of players called up by their national team2Federico Faziov. (1 June 2011)v. (5 June 2011)4Martín Cáceres (Out)v. (8 June 2011)v. Plaza Colonia (11 June 2011)v. (23 June 2011)v. Uruguay U20 (29 June 2011)v. (4 July 2011)v. (8 July 2011)v. Mexico U22 (12 July 2011)v. (16 July 2011)v. (19 July 2011)v. (24 July 2011)v. (2 September 2011)v. (7 October 2011)v. (11 October 2011)v. (11 November 2011)6Emir Spahićv. (10 August 2011)v. (2 September 2011)v. (6 September 2011)v. (7 October 2011)v. (11 October 2011)v. (11 November 2011)v. (15 November 2011)v. (28 February 2012)v. (26 May 2012)v. (30 May 2012)7Jesús Navasv. (12 November 2011)v. (15 November 2011)v. (29 February 2012)v. (26 May 2012)v. (30 May 2012)v. (3 June 2012)v. (10 June 2012)v. (14 June 2012)v. (18 June 2012)v. (23 June 2012)v. (27 June 2012)v. (1 July 2012)8Gary Medelv. (19 June 2011)v. (23 June 2011)v. Mexico U22 (4 July 2011)v. (8 July 2011)v. (12 July 2011)v. (17 July 2011)v. (10 August 2011)v. (2 September 2011)v. (4 September 2011)v. (7 October 2011)v. (11 October 2011)v. (11 November 2011)v. (15 November 2011)v. (29 February 2012)9Álvaro Negredov. (4 June 2011)v. (7 June 2011)v. (10 August 2011)v. (2 September 2011)v. (5 September 2011)v. (7 October 2011)v. (11 October 2011)v. (29 February 2012)v. (26 May 2012)v. (30 May 2012)v. (3 June 2012)v. (10 June 2012)v. (14 June 2012)v. (18 June 2012)v. (23 June 2012)v. (27 June 2012)v. (1 July 2012)10Diego Perottiv. (1 June 2011)v. (5 June 2011)11Ivan Rakitićv. (7 October 2011)v. (11 October 2011)v. (11 November 2011)v. (15 November 2011)v. (29 February 2012)v. (25 May 2012)v. (2 June 2012)v. (10 June 2012)v. (14 June 2012)v. (18 June 2012)16José Campaña Spain U19v. (21 July 2011)v. (23 July 2011)v. (26 July 2011)v. (29 July 2011)v. (1 August 2011)v. (29 February 2012)v. (27 March 2012)v. (29 March 2012)v. (23 May 2012)v. (25 May 2012)v. (28 May 2012)19Antonio Luna Spain U20v. (24 July 2011)v. (31 July 2011)v. (3 August 2011)v. (6 August 2011)v. (10 August 2011)v. (14 August 2011)20Manuv. (4 June 2011)v. (7 June 2011)
Match stats
No.Pos.Player LigaCupUELLigaCupUELLigaCupUELLigaCupUEL1GK Andrés Palop2DF Federico Fazio3DF Fernando Navarro4DF Martín Cáceres (Out)5DF Alexis6DF Emir Spahić7MF Jesús Navas8MF Gary Medel9FW Álvaro Negredo10MF Diego Perotti11MF Ivan Rakitić12FW Frédéric Kanouté13GK Javi Varas14DF Julien Escudé15MF Piotr Trochowski16MF José Campaña17MF Tiberio Guarente18MF Emiliano Armenteros (Out)19DF Antonio Luna20FW Manu21MF José Antonio Reyes23DF Coke25FW Baba Diawara26FW Luis Alberto31DF Cala34MF Deivid Rodríguez
Competitions
Pre-season and friendly tournaments
Friendly matches
4th Antonio Puerta Trophy
66th Teresa Herrera Trophy
La Liga Matchday23456789101112131415161718191Schedule modification due to AFE strike.21222324252627282930313233343536203738AgainstMGAVILRSOOSAVALATMSPGFCBRACGRAMLLATHZARGETLEVRMRYVESPBETMGAVILRSOOSAVALATMSPGFCBRACGRAMLLATHZARGETLEVRMBETRYVESPVenueHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAPosition5645464 455566 5 56779111113111010 111211988799912109 Goal Average (useful in case of tie)The team that wins this variable will be qualified ahead of another with the same points but lost on goal average. If the goal average is drawn between two or more teams and, at the end of the season these teams have the same points, the overall Liga BBVA's goal average prevails over this goal average.DrawnLostLostWonWonDrawnDrawnLost WonWonWonLost WonLost Lost Lost Lost WonDrawn
Win Draw Lost
All Home Away Pts W D L F A Dif. Pts W D L F A Dif. Pts W D L F A Dif.9Sevilla501311144847+1319463225+7194781622–6
Liga BBVA Winner (also qualified for 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage) 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage 2012–13 UEFA Champions League 4th Qualifying Round 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group Stage 2012–13 UEFA Europa League 4th Qualifying Round 2012–13 UEFA Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round Relegation to Liga Adelante
With Marcelino
With Míchel
UEFA Europa League
Fourth Qualifying Round
Hannover 96 won 3–2 on aggregate.
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
Sevilla FC won 3–1 on aggregate.
Round of 16
Valencia 2–2 Sevilla on aggregate. Valencia won on away goals.
Others
AFE strike for the first two matchdays